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  The Bangladeshi-born 38-year-old, Lecturer from University of Wales Trinity Saint David has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman for Dagenham & Redbridge Sports Club. Afzal is also the Executive Member, Newham Barking & Dagenham Liberal Democrats and Liberal Democrats Campaign for Race Equality and also the Independent School Representative for National Education Union (NEU), Barking and Dagenham District The appointment ...

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first against Australia in the 17th match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 at County Ground in Taunton on Wednesday. After starting the World Cup with a 7-wicket defeat against West Indies and a thumping win over England, Pakistan will be looking to keep the momentum. Australia 1 David Warner, ...

Photo: Germany’s Marco Reus, right, and Leroy Sane celebrate during a Group C soccer qualifying match between Germany and Estonia in Mainz, Germany, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Berlin, Jun 12 : European heavyweights Germany, Italy and Belgium maintained their perfect records in qualifying for the 2020 European Championship on Tuesday, while world champion France bounced back from a surprising loss. ...

Bangladesh have to remain satisfied with a goalless draw against Laos in the second leg of their first round qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. With the goalless draw, Bangladesh national team have made it into the main qualifying round of the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 main qualifying round after securing a 1-0 aggregate victory ...

Bristol, June 11 : Tuesday’s match between Asian rivals Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Bristol was called off without a ball being bowled due to rain. The match referee made the call at 1:57pm (Bangladesh time 6:57pm). Bangladesh were looking to make a comeback after losing two consecutive games against New Zealand and hosts England. Tigers and the Lankans were ...

Dhaka, June 11 : The toss of the World Cup match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Bristol is going to be delayed due to rain. It is still not clear when the game can take to the field as the rain continues. According to reports reaching the UNB newsroom from Bristol, the game is likely to be abandoned. The ...

Head Coach Jamie Day confident of winning the home game Dhaka, Jun 10 : Bangladesh will take on Laos in the second-leg of  the joint pre-qualification stage for the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 on Tuesday at 7 pm at Bangabandhu National Stadium here. Bangladesh are enjoying the upper hand going into the game after beating ...

Dhaka, June 10 : After losing two of their first three matches in the ongoing ICC Men’s World Cup,  Tigers now want to bounce back against Sri Lanka in their fourth game which is set to take the field tomorrow at the County Ground, Bristol. The match will take place at 3:30 (BdST), and it will be telecast by Maasrangatv, ...

Photo: Portugal players celebrate with their trophy after defeating the Netherlands 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League final soccer match at the Dragao stadium in Porto, Portugal, Sunday, June 9, 2019. Portugal, June 10 : Three years after conquering European soccer for the first time, Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo are celebrating another international title. Portugal won the inaugural UEFA Nations ...

Photo: Courtesy Oval (London), June 9 : Virat Kohli-led India proved why they are considered favourites in the ongoing ICC Men’s World Cup as they thrashed current champions Australia on Sunday at the Oval, London by 36 runs. Dominant India posted a massive total of 352 while batting first and then restricted Australia to 316 all-out in 50 overs. David ...